This is Sammy, a 15 year old cat. It looks like he’s settling into a calmer lifestyle in his old age!
Looking at it now, I think I could have gone on sketching a bit further on its back and paws. I think that the background and fur turned out fine, though. I really enjoy how “aggressively” you can draw with a ballpoint pen. Just going a little crazy with jerky pen-spasms until the lines flow into a figurative drawing. I think that this might be one of the reasons that my pen-sketches turn out so much better than my watercolors. Paintings calls for calm and soft movements, whereas the ballpoint pen just yells “attack”..
It’s sort of a calm scene for such a dynamic “style”, though.. I didn’t really think about that 😉
I’m still up for collaborating with other bloggers! If you blog about cats, your rock collection, nature photography or mosquitos and would like me to draw one of your photos, let me know 🙂
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I love it………Sammy spends a lot of time relaxing these days and often has a sleepy look about him even when he’s up and playing. Thank you so much for this lovely gift – I’ll treasure it always. You even captured his “extra toes” !
Pam
I’m so glad you like it ;).. I never realized the extra toes! Only that the paw seemed strangely big! I guess now i have the explanation 😉
Your drawings are beautiful! Oh to have a talent like you have. I am a good friend of Sammy and was so happy to see your drawing of him. His extra toesies are oh so cute.
Haha, thanks a ton! It’s really just a matter of drawing every day. I’ve been doing it since september now ! Perhaps you’d like a drawing as well?
Sammy!! What an awesome picture my friend. Love it! XOXO – Bacon
Thanks 🙂
Wow Sammy…your picture is great. Love the way you are showing your big paws.
(((Shoko)))
So glad you like it 😉
Sammy looks gweat. Yous did a pawsum job.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
Thanks!
That’s an amazing drawing of our buddy Sammy! You’re very talented!!!
The Florida Furkids
Thanks a lot for the nice words! I’m so glad you all like it.
Super drawing, you really got that Sammy ‘look’!
thanks 🙂
I saw your drawing on Sammy’s blog and it is great, the expression is perfect. You are very talented. Would you draw me?
Sure, I’d love to! Do you have a favorite photo perhaps? And thanks a lot!
Thank you. The photo from this post is 4 years old but is one of my favourites as it is so typical of the way Flynn lays back.
http://twodevoncats.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/wordless-wednesday_23.html
That’s a great photo! ;).. Looks like Garfield! I’ll put him on my to-do list! It’ll be tomorrow or Saturday i think.
Check out my drawing of Flynn on the front page 🙂
Again another wonderful capture Thomas ..Sammy is a wonderful bloggie friend and indeed this has got the essence of him 🙂 I would be honoured if you ever wanted to use one of the many Kangaroos that grace our property here 🙂 🙂
Kangaroos??? Now you’re talking! I’d love to draw some kangaroos! Where can i find your photos? 🙂
I shall send you a link 🙂 and yes Kangaros snakes Echidnas..sheep dogs cats hahahaa
http://dinz1234.com any trouble finding them just hit the word Kangaroo on the sidebar 🙂 let me know if you need more info Thomas 🙂 Fozziemum
Wonderful ;).. I think I’ll give them a go tomorrow morning!
Awesome 🙂 just clicked on Kangaroos and the link did not work will fix it..the wildlife and nature etc does…there are manly roo posts anyway 🙂 enjoy! any probs let me know Thomas 🙂
I found them 😉 Thanks!
Yay! that is great Thomas 🙂 and you are super welcome…
So beautiful animals.. And great photos..
I managed to do a drawing of this one today http://onedrawingdaily.com/2015/04/09/kangaroo-and-her-baby-in-ballpoint-pen/
Hope you like it!
Thomas I LOVE it! it is a beautiful picture of my sweet mama roo and her baby 🙂 thankyou so very very much ..what can I say! amazing 🙂 hugs Fozziemum
Thanks ! It’s a great photo!
Thomas you are very kind..and i have done a post showing your beautiful work to the world..well the little part that follows me anyway 🙂
Thanks a lot! I’ll head over and take a look straight away 🙂
🙂 Welcome indeed 🙂
You did a great job on our friends, Sammy and Kali! There are eight of us cats over at our blog. Any of us would love to have you do a drawing. Keep up the beautiful work you do. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo from http://www.thecatonmyhead.com
Hi! Thanks a ton! I’d love to do one.. Should i just pick any photo from your blog, or would you like to suggest one in particular? I’ll write you on the to-do list 🙂 I think it’ll be on sunday or maybe saturday (caturday?)
I just posted one of Lily Olivia. I hope you like it! 🙂
What a pawsome drawing! Would you be innerested in drawing the World’s Most Stunning Cat? I’d be honored.
I would be very interested ! Do you have a favorite picture? I’m putting you up on the list. I love how the requests are accumulating 😉
Of course, they’re all stunning but I kinda like this one. http://www.stunningkeisha.com/2014/07/writing-wrong.html
or maybe this one http://www.stunningkeisha.com/2014/09/the-gray-cat.html
or more of a closeup http://www.stunningkeisha.com/2012/07/tuxie-tuesdayremember-me.html
You decide. Thank you so much!
They’re all good! I’ll just pick one 🙂
I did one in ink – it’s posted on the front page, but it wasn’t too successful. I can try again if you’d like?
Deer Mistur Thomas yur drawin iss berry good of mee ‘Unccle’ Sammy! Hee iss a wunderfull Unccle an you captured his sweet nature fur sure.
Mee allso likes Kali’ss drawin. Shee iss mee Cuss-inn.
Fankss fur doin such cool werk.
Sinseerlee ‘Purrince’ Siddhartha Henry =^,.^=
(Thee Purrfect Pad)
Well you’re very welcome 😉 Maybe you’d like one too, oh highness Siddhartha Henry?
Mee-you MEE??? You wood like to draw mee Mistur Thomas?? Mee, a humbull kittyboy…thiss wood bee pawsum….how can mee send you mee faverite foto so you can sketchy it?? Thiss could bee a sirprise fur mee LadyMum 😉
Purrince Siddhartha =^,.^=
Just post the link here 🙂 – Or send me a mail through “contact me” up there ^ and I’llll respond with my email address !
Mee-you it will bee easier fur mee to email you here an then you can email yur addy an mee can get thee foto an send it to you….
Thiss iss BERRY xcitin!!! Fank you Mistur Thomas…
Sinseerlee Purrince Siddhartha Henry =^,.^=
Got it! 🙂
Xcellent Mistur Thomas!!!!! 😉
I just posted a drawing of the Purrince! It didn’t turn out 100% like I wanted it.. If you’d like i can give it another shot later – perhaps with another medium 🙂
Wee will go have a look Mistur Thomas…bee rite back!
Purrince Siddhartha Henry =^,.^=
I absolutely LOVE the drawing you did of Sammy!!! Just purrfect!! I appreciate what you do because my father was a famous editorial cartoonist back in the day (Ray Osrin) and I used to draw voraciously. Would love a sketch of my cat or my dog. I have a deep appreciation for the time that it takes and the talent involved! Nice to meet you! http://www.catchatwithcarenandcody.com and http://www.dakotasden.net
Thanks a lot! I Do you happen to have any of your drawings online? I relaly like those that your father has done. I see that he illustrated a lot of historical topics! Did he work for a newspaper in particular? I’ll write you on the list for a drawing of your cat and/or dog. Maybe I’ll do both 🙂
That’s a lovely drawing of Sammy!
Thanks a lot 🙂
Sammy is such a beautiful cat. I got the pleasure of meeting him last month whilst holidaying in USA x
He really is. I hope you had a nice trip!